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ZE'APER-ROLL HOLDER.

Application filed November 26, 1923. SerialNo. 676,930.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Nnwron S. HILL- YARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

siding at St. Joseph, in the" county of Buchanan and State of Missouri,have invented certa1n new and useful Improvedeclare the following to hea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to paper roll holders and the primary object isto provide a paper roll holder for dispensing paper froma roll. Theinvention contemplates the provision of a core or mandrel adapted. toreceive the paper roll and a housingv bracket for supporting the core ina manner to prevent its accidentaldisplacement but so that the core maybe conveniently removed for the purpose of receiving a new roll when thepaper from the previous roll has been exhausted. V V

The core preferably consists of a member substantially elliptical incross section, that is it has sides wider than the edges andit consistsof the elliptical casing loosely mounted on a shaft, the casing-havingover-balanced weight to cause the casing to swing back to normalposition each time it is swung about its axis by a pull of the paper onthe roll. the casing ismounted is removably secured in the housingbracket insuch a manner that it cannot be accidentally displaced.

The novelty of the invention will be clearly apparent by reference tothelfollowing description in connection with the accompanying drawings,in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a device constructed in accordance withmy invention, parts being broken away to better illustrate other parts.

v ig. 2 is a detailed perspective View of one of the end locking platesfor securing the shaft for the paper core in place.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of part of one end of thehousing bracket showing the journal notch for supporting the'shaft.

V Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross sectional view The shaft upon whichthrough the housing and throughpart of the core, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. i.

Referring now to the drawings,

'1 designatesga substantially rectangular housing bracket consisting ofthe back wall 2, end walls 3 and 4 and the top wall 5, the housing beingopen at the front and the bottom, the front having an inverted U-shapedstrip, 6 to the inner vertical edges of which are secured bracket plates7 and 8. The rear edges of the plates 7 and 8 have inturned flanges'9and 10 of approxiinately the width of thestrip 6, the flanges 9 and 10being fastened to the sides 3 and l by rivets or other suitablefastening means. The plat-es 7 and 8 have their lower ends bent backupon themselves and then outwardly to form upwardly extending parallelwalls 11 and 12 with outstanding stop lips 13 and le. The parallel wallsof the plates 7 and 8 areslitted from the bottom bends 15 and 16 toprovide vertical slits 1? and 18 to receive the endsof the shaft 19, theupper ends of the slits having offset notches 20 and 21 which constitutebearings for the journal ends 22 and 23 of the shaft 19; The shaft 19extends through a hollow fiat casing or core 24: which constitutes thepaper holder or support and the metal portion of thershaft '19 is offsetas at 25 so thatif the core 24 is turned the shaft must turn with it andby this means the extent of rotative 'movement of the core is limitedbecause the extreme ends of the shaft'19 ,are provided with rightangular projecting fingers -0r cranks 26 and 27 adapted to' contact withthe stop flanges 13 and 14 and the core is provided at one side with aweight g 28 so that it will always swing back to normal position,therefore if a roll of paper is carried by the core and the paper stripis perforated forlengths, each time the end of the paper is pulled, thecore will turn a distance sufficient only to unwind a limited amount. ofpaper, the sudden stoppa-ge of the core being effective in causing thesheet to be severed. This particular feature in itself is not new butthe construction whereby it is accomplished appears to be novel. 1 r

The shaft is introduced into the notches by passing the ends up throughtheslitteel portions 17 and 18 and then into the bearing notches and 21.111i O1 Cle1rtO=-.Gl= l1l 1l-' nate liability of the shaft becomingdetached,

I provide locking dogs in the form of plates, one of which is shown indetail-in-Fig. 2. Each locking dog consists of a plate 29 hav' ing anoutstanding upwardly locateidlatiange adapted to contact With astopprojection 31. struck out from I the back plate of the housing" bracketso thatthe upward movement of the dog will be*li1nited.- Each'dog has aslit formed by the etraighte'dge sea-11nthe inclined ed 'e connected bacurved I L e u I portion to provide a notch3at-oforn11n-g an openingsubstantially like a lie -holeslot andthis slot registersivithone of theslitted portions 17 or 18. {The dogs are gravity dogs-which tend togravitate tothe-bottoin rof the space betweenthernenibers 7-*1 1-anfd 812 -but sincethe inclined edges83 ex- ;ten'd diagonally acrossthe shts17and 18,

it'will be apparent that in introducing the journal ends 22 and ofatheshaft 1 9 that the journal ends Willride; against the edges 33 of thedogs and raise them tothe positions shownfin'the left hand endof-Fig. 1until the shaft engages in the journal notches 20 and 2l,-then the dogswilldrop down-to the positions shown in Figs. l-and 5 ;l ,oekin g theshaft lt) against accidental displacement. -=Wh en the paper hasbeenremoved from the corelandiit is fdesired'to apply a renewal;aninstrumentcan'be in troduced in the space between the end ofthe flanges '13 andthe front cover plate 6ito engagethe 80 of thodogs-QQ to cause them tomove/out of locking engagement,

then the shaft nay *be removed. 'WVhen a' roll is placed on theo core,the t'wo endsot the shaft will be caused to register \vitlrthe slits i?and 18 amilzby 'aisin the same the holder or core will be secured in'place as above described. T he housingbrac'ket may be secured to"tho-Wall in anysuitable nan to pass throughopeningsfiG and 37 of whichthere maybe any suitable-number. i

It \vill'be apparent athat-the' devi oeis inexpensive to construct,rugged and of easy application and while :I have specifically describedthe particular vlfletails offthe illustrated embodimentof the invention,I Wish it understood that I reserve the right to n ake changes in form,proportion and minor details of construction Without departing fromthe-spirit (fifths-invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. 7

llhat I elaim anddesire to secure by-Lette'rs P atent is "1. A paperroll holder comprising a bracket, having spaced in'walls with verticalslots extending from the bottom edges of the end Walls, the upperendsfof'theslots terminating in o'fiset bearing notches, a corehavingjournalsreceivable in the notches and removable through the slotsand ver- 'lyi-niovable rlogs eaeh,inovable in one poo ,onto open theshits-and inovablein the opposite position to close the slots to holdthe jounnals i in the. bearing notches.

2. A paper roll holder comprising a "bBackeQ-ihaving spaced in wallswith vertical slots extending from the bottom edges ot-the 'e-nd'wallsythe upper ends of the slots terminating in offset bearingnotches, a core having journals receivable in the notches andreniovablethrough 1 the slots and verti- -cally inovahle- 'dogs,--e achmovable in one position-to-ojmn the slots and movable intheopposite-position to close the slots to=hold the journals int-hebearing-notches, said dogs comprising slotted *plates, one edge of eachslot'in each plate-being at an. angle=to=the slot in'itscomplementaryend-Wall.

3. A paper roll =-l-iolder comprising a bracket, having spaced in wallswith vertical-slots extending from the bottom edges ofthe end ivalls,the upper ends of the slots terminating in ofi'set'bearing notches,acore I having journals receivable in the notchesand -einoval'ile 1through the slots and vertically movable dogs, yea-ch movable .in oneposition toiopen-the slots and movable in the'opposite iposition -toclose the slots to hold the journals inthe bearing notches, said dogscomprising slotted plates having right angular proj eeting flangesatithei r upper edges -to be engaged by -a tool -for raising the ,plate. vr

4. A paper roll holder comprising a bracket,having spacedinxwal-ls-Witl1V61- tical slots extending from the'bottom' edges ofitheend walls theup per ends ofthe slots terminatinginoifsetlbe'aringnotches, a core having jjourn-als receivable in thenotches and removable through the slots and ver- :ticallyln'iovazbledogs, each movable in one position to Open the slots and movable in theoppositepositionto closethe slots to ner -b y suitable fasteni-ngzdevices .adaptedfhold the journals in the bearing notches,

sa-id dogs comprising slottedplates having right angular-proj(acting-flanges at their up per edges 5130 be engaged by .a-toolforraisirig theplate, and 'stop members carried I by the bracket forlimiting the upward the bent back portions, the edges of the slots inthe plates being adapted to close ofi the slits and means whereby theplates may be operated to open the slits.

6. A roll paper holder comprising a housing bracket having a back wall,end walls and a top wall, the bottom and front of the housing bracketbeing open, an inverted U-shaped strip carried by the front edges of thetop and end'walls and extending inwardly in the open space, verticalplates secured to the inverted U-shaped strip and to the end walls, theplates having vertical slits extending from their lower edges, the upperedges of the slits terminating in offset bearing notches, a paper rollcore having journals insert-able through the slits to engage the bearingnotches, right angular projections on the journals, stop members carriedby the plates against which the right angular projections may contact tolimit the rotative movement of the journals and looking members forsecuring the journals in the bearing notches.

7. A roll paper holder comprising a housing bracket having a back wall,end walls and a top wall, the bottom and front of the housing bracketbeing open, an inverted U- shaped strip carried by the front edges ofthe top and end walls and extending in wardly in the open space,vertical plates secured to the inverted U-shaped strip and t0 the endwalls, the plates having vertical slits extending from their loweredges, the, upper edges of the slits terminating in offset hearingnotches, a paper roll core having journals insertable through the slitsto engage the bearing notches, right angular projeotions on thejournals, stop members carried by the plates against which the rightangular projections may contact to limit the rrotative movement of thejournals and looking members for securingthe journals in the bearingnotches, said locking members comprising slitted plates having portionsmovable across the slits in the first named plates below the bearingnotches.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

NEWTON S. HILLYARD.

